Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Trivia: William Smith who plays the father of Conan was also a bodybuilder and was offered the opportunity to play the role of Conan but refused.

Trivia: Kiyoshi Yamazaki who was the instructor of Arnie, Sandahl Bergman and Gerry Lopez makes a cameo as the Conan fighting instructor.

Trivia: Arnie actually had to modify his workout because he was unable to wield a broadsword properly.

Trivia: In the scene where Conan is wrapped in a blanket and being painted to ward of the spirits, Arnold Schwarzenegger actually fell asleep while filming this.

Trivia: Arnold Schwarzenegger did his own stunts, as a believable stunt double could not be found.

Trivia: Arnold's buddy from his bodybuilding days, Franco Colombo, appears in many of his films. In this film he appears at the very beginning, as part of the army that attacks Conan's village and kills his parents. He is the advance scout who crouches atop a rock as the rest of the army sweeps by him.

Trivia: The face pain the actors used in the movie was extremely itchy. In one case the water wasn't running and the actors had to sleep with it on.

Trivia: The dagger in the movie with resembles fangs of a serpent was kept by Arnold as a memento. He still owns it today.

Trivia: In the fight scene at Doom's palace, those were real weapons the actors were using. There were frequent accidents while filming, and not just in that scene.

Trivia: In the whole film, Conan only says five words to Valeria, questioning if she is a guard and responding "no." Both were within the first 30 minutes.